The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

sENArE.-A remonstrance OF tho Mime
apolis board OF trade against the pooling
and short and long haul sections OF the
Interstate commerce bill was presented.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes the house amend
ments to tho senate bill to provide
lands for Indians in ssveralty were
noneonc1rred. in. and a conference
asked. Resolutions were adopted de-
claring it expedient that action
be taken by congress- for the celebration IL,
Washington about April 80, 1889, OF tho
centennials OF the adoption Of the constitu-
ton and OF the discovery OF America, and
directing the select committee on tho cen.
tennial celebra ton to propose the beet
method OF celebration. Mr.. Butler intro.
duced a bill to prevent tho sale OF adulter
sted food in the District OF Columbia and
territories.
The interstate commerce bill was debat-
ed at great length.
HousE.-Bills were introduced for th.
relief OF dependent parents OF soldiers and
sailors; to place lumber and salt on the
Tree list and reduce the sugar duty; to grade
taxes On tho basis Of income; for u retired
list; granting right Of way to the United
States Railroad company from the ana
da boundary to Mexico; to prevent tho
destruction by lire OF human life in rail.
road accidents. Mr.. HALEY introduced q
bill disfranchieing and denying the rights
to hold public lands in the territories to
persons who practice bigamy, polygamy,
OK unholy cohabitation.
SENArE.-Mr: Dawes, from the COMMITTEES
on Indian affairs, reported back with an
amendment the house bill granting tho St.
raul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad
company the right OF way through In,
dian reservations in Northern Mon
tana and Northwestern Dakota. This
amendment was the addition OF tho word
operation to the bill, so as to make it
read: The rights OF the Indians shall be
preserved In the construction and opera.
ton OF the road" Mr.. Sherman intro
duced bill to reimburse the depositors OF
the Freedman's Bank OF Washington.
senator Ed;nunds, from the committee
on tho judiciary, recently reported iavora-
ccutjve and judicial appropriation bill,
making an appropriation Of $4,000 to
enable the commissioner Of labor to collect
and to report to congress statistics rela.
tive to marriage and divorce in the United
States.
HousR-The bill Treating a department
OF agriculture and labor, passed the house.
1t providss:
There shall be at the seat OF government
an executive department to be known as
the department of agriculture and
labor, under the control Of secretary
OF agriculture and labor and an "a.
sistant secretary. There shall be in
the department OF agriculture and labor g.
division which shall he under the charge Of
IL commissioner OF labor, who shall hold
his office for four years and until his sue.
cessor shall be appointed, unless sooner
removed, and shall receive n salary OF
$50 year. The commissioner shall
collect information upon the subject OF
labor, its relation to capital. the hours Of
labor. the rate OF wages, tho cost OF pro-
in2s OF Iaboring men and women, the means
OF promoting their material, social, intel.
iectual and moral prosperity. and the best
means to protect life and prevent
accident in mines. workshops, factories
and other places OF industry. The
secretary is empowered to enquire into the
causes OF discomfort which may exist be-
tween employers and employees within the
United States, and he may invite and hear
sworn statements from both such parties
concerning the matter in controversy.
The bill appropriating $780, 900 for q
building at Charleston, s. c., passed with
the amount reduced to 100000.
,SENATE:-The senate adopted q resolu.
lion offered by Mr.. Vest directing the sec.
retary OF the treasury to furnish g. full
statement by itemized account OF all mon
ey paid out Gu account OF prosecutions Of
slvll and criminal cases in state courts by
federal officers OF the departments
rom aa July 1, 1879, to Dec.
or employees engaged in such prosecutions,
the amount paid them and for what specific
service, etc. The senate bill to pay NJ. c.
Mordec:li $50, 99l in full compensation TO,
carrying the mails from Charleston, s. c.,
to Havana, Cuba, between October, 1859.
and July, 1860. passed. Mr.. Cameron in.
troduced II bill for the appointment oil
commissioners to represent the federal
government at the centennial celebration
OF the forming and PRONUNCIATION OF the
constitution to be held in Philadelphia.
HousE,--Mr: Bland reported back the
resolution calling upon the secretary Of
the treasury for information as to the
monthly purchases and coinage OF silve,
during thu last fiscal year. and the first six
months o( the present fiscal year; also in
formation us to whether the law requirins
the purchase and coinage OF not less than
$2,OOu,O0O worth OF silver bullion has
been complied with. Adopted. The fol
lowing bills passed:
Authorizing the service of civil and crim;.
NIL process issued by any territorial court
and the Yellowstone National Park;
amending the law regulu ting the removal
Of causcs from state to federal courts; pro
viding f'r the bringing Of suits against the
government OF the United states.
SENATE.-The senate had been in session
Tor nearly twelve continuous hours when
the long roll was called on the motion to
recommit the Interstate commerce bill to
the committee OF conference.
This resulted in the defeat OF the motion
by yeas, 25; nays, 36: This majority
IN the day had anticipated. The most
that had been calculated was majority
OF eight against recommittal. That ma
lority had increased to eleven. So the
bill was not to be recommitted, and the
Diminishing on the vote to concur then
commenced. 1t became evident at once
that the conference report would be con.
Cured in by good ma jority, and the sem
ate WAS too much worn out to delay lon.
over the vote. The roll was called, with
the result that the report OF the conference
committee was cOncurred in by IL vote OF
10 yeas, Is nays as follows:
Allison, BECK, BERRY, BLACKBuKN, Bow
EN-, CALL, CocKKELL, GEORGE. GERMAN,
GIBSON, GRAY, Hale, HARRIS, Hawlcy. PuGH
Sabin, SALISBURY, Sawyer. Sewell, Sher-
man, Spooner, COKE, CoLoUlTr, Conger, Gull
lon. Edmunds, EUsTls, Dolph, FAIR, In
gals, JONES (AEK.). JONES (NEv.). Nc.
MILAN. Henderson, Mitchell (Or.), Palmer,
Plumb, Teller, VANCE. VEss, WAL.
1HALL, WnTTHoRNE, Wilson Qowa),
Aldrich, Blair. Brown, Cameron, Chace,
Cheney, Evarts, HAMPTON, Hoar, MALONE
Mitchell, (Pa.), Morrill,, PAYNE, Platt,
Williams. NorE-Republicans in Roman,
Democrats in SMALL CAPITALS.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill granting
arrears in certain casses to those pension.
ed by special acts. Mr.. Sabin introduced
q bill to amend the act granting to rail-
roads the right OF way throug Oh public
lands. Mr.. Sewell. from the conference ON.
mittee on tho bill making an annual ap-
preparation to provide arms and
equipments for the militia, made report
reducing the appropriation from 100000
to $4OO.OOO. which was agreed to. Ad-
purned till Monday.
HoUsE.-In the house the conference re-
port on the electoral count bill was agreed
to. The house went into committee OF the
whole to consider the senate bills on the
private calendar, several Of which were
passed. Twenty.four bills were passed at
the evening session.
8ENArE.-Not in session.
HousE.-The senate trade dollar bill